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- [ground-nuht]
- /ˈgraʊndˌnʌt/
- /ˈɡraʊnd.nʌt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ground-nuht]
- /ˈgraʊndˌnʌt/
Definitions of groundnut word
- noun groundnut Also called wild bean, potato bean. a twining, North American plant, Apios americana (or A. tuberosa), of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant brownish flowers and an edible tuber. 1
- noun groundnut any of several other plants having edible underground parts, as the peanut. 1
- noun groundnut South Atlantic States. peanut. 1
- noun groundnut A North American twining vine of the pea family, which bears clusters of fragrant brownish or maroon flowers and which yields a sweet edible tuber. 1
- noun groundnut variety of peanut 1
- noun groundnut oil, etc.: of the groundnut 1
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Origin of groundnut
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; ground1 + nut
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Parts of speech for Groundnut
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groundnut popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for groundnut
noun groundnut
- earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- seed — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- goober — the peanut.
- mani — Manes.
- nut — the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
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